Supreme Court Dismisses Election Petition on Technical Grounds Due to Absence of Mandatory Affidavit for Corrupt Practice Allegations. The High Court had allowed dismissal application under Section 86(1) of Representation of People Act, 1951, finding total non-compliance with proviso to Section 83(1) requiring Form 25 affidavit when petition alleged corrupt practices under Sections 123 and 100.
13 Dec 2021The dispute arose from an election petition filed by the appellant, a candidate from the 16 Hassan Parliamentary Constituency in the 2019 elections, c...
